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City staff: $2 million DOJ violence-prevention grant requires council-approved contracts
Summary
City staff told the Montgomery City Council that a $2 million Department of Justice grant awarded after a June 2024 application will fund violence-prevention work but cannot be spent until related contracts return to the council for approval; the grant must be spent by 2027.
Mister Reed, a city staff member, told the Montgomery City Council that a $2 million Department of Justice grant the city applied for in June 2024 will fund violence-prevention programs but cannot be implemented until contracts are signed and returned to the council for approval. “No. This is a $2,000,000 grant that was awarded that we applied for in, June 2024, and it was awarded in January 25 from the Department of Justice,” Reed said.
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